三元牌

Chinese

		three	primary; first; fundamental primary; first; fundamental; dollar; (dynasty)	cards; game pieces; signboard cards; game pieces; signboard; plate; tablet
trad. (三元牌)		三	元	牌
simp. #(三元牌)		三	元	牌
Literally: “three fundamental tiles”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sānyuánpái

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄢ ㄩㄢˊ ㄆㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ jyun⁴ paai^4-2

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sānyuánpái
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄩㄢˊ ㄆㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sanyuánpái
    • Wade–Giles: san¹-yüan²-pʻai²
    • Yale: sān-ywán-pái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanyuanpair
    • Palladius: саньюаньпай (sanʹjuanʹpaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ ɥɛn³⁵ pʰaɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: saam¹ jyun⁴ paai^4-2
    • Yale: sāam yùhn páai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ jyn⁴ paai^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: sam¹ yun⁴ pai^4-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːm⁵⁵ jyːn²¹ pʰaːi̯²¹⁻³⁵/

Noun

三元牌

1. (mahjong) dragon tile

   Synonym: 箭牌 (jiànpái)

   Hyponyms: 紅中／红中 (hóngzhōng), 發財／发财 (fācái), 白板 (báibǎn)

Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
三	元	牌
さん Grade: 1	げん Grade: 2	パイ Hyōgaiji
on’yomi	kan’on	irregular

From 三元 (sangen, “three fundamentals”) +‎ 牌 (pai, “mahjong tile”).

Alternatively, a direct borrowing from Mandarin 三元牌 (sānyuánpái).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sã̠ŋɡẽ̞mpa̠i]

• IPA^(key): [sã̠ɰ̃jɯ̟ᵝã̠mpa̠i]

Noun

三(さん)元(げん)牌(パイ) or 三元牌(サンユアンパイ) • (sangenpai or san'yuanpai) 

1. (mahjong) generic name of the three dragon tiles:
   1. 白板 (paipan) or 白 (haku, “white dragon”)
   2. 緑發 (ryūfā) or 𤼵 (hatsu, “green dragon”)
   3. 紅中 (honchun) or 中 (chun, “red dragon”)

See also

• 字(じ)牌(ハイ) (jihai), 字(ツー)牌(パイ) (tsūpai)